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Shared Link / "scl" to "s"
Hello. My question concerns my recent issue with file sharing. Usually, my links were generated in this way: 'https://www.dropbox.com/s/'. However, lately, every file is being generated in this way: ...
Direct Download on new link architecture is Solved
What is the DL parameter?
- Default link. This will render the content in the Dropbox file viewer.
- Downloads the content of the link (if the user has access to the content based on link settings). This query parameter takes precedence even if raw=1 is also added.
- Directly renders the content in the browser (if the link has a public audience and no other restrictions). Note that this link has an HTTP 302 redirect, so the application or browser must be able to follow the redirect.
What are the dl.dropbox... modifications?
These are link transformations from the early days of Dropbox. While we don't "officially" list these anymore in our Help Center, we are continuing to support them for now.- Replacing www with dl works exactly like a ?raw=1 link: this will directly render content for public links in the browser. It requires following an HTTP 302 redirect.
- Works like a ?raw=1 link, but the application or browser will not need to follow an HTTP 302 redirect to access the content.
Hi guys,
The links starting with www.dropbox.com/scl/ are preview links, not classical shared links. They can be links to files (www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/) of folders (www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/). Such links are presumably used for preview and not for direct download or embedding (in spite of some links can be redacted and made downloadable, but not all and not for embedding). There are different places where such links can be received from, but most probably you have received editable links, instead of view only (classical) shared links. What kind of links type to be received can be controlled on individual link creation, as well as changing the default link type (always when just "Copy link" is used - not "Share this file" or "Share this folder", the default link type gonna be created). Using "Share this ..." you can select "can edit" or "can view" for per link type select (before actual link creation). If the link is already created you may need to clear it and recreate proper link type anew. To change the default link type (if you have set or has been set inappropriate type), go to your sharing settings and select the desirable link type ("can view" or "can edit" in the field "What people can do"; most probably you want to ensure there is "can view" selected).
Good luck.
Thanks for your thoughts. I went into default sharing settings and changed "What people can do" to "can view". The only choice I then make is to right click on a dropbox file and chose the "copy dropbox link" option in the resulting dropdown which fills the buffer with same kind of "scl" type link. So changing the option to "can view" didn't change the result. Any other ideas?
stiletto2 wrote:... The only choice I then make is to right click on a dropbox file and chose the "copy dropbox link" option in the resulting dropdown which fills the buffer with same kind of "scl" type link. So changing the option to "can view" didn't change the result. ...
"Didn't change the result." 🧐 Hm... What that means? Did this result left there from before or the link is just created? As I said:
Здравко wrote:... If the link is already created you may need to clear it and recreate proper link type anew. ...
In other words, changing the default link type reflects to all new created link that use creation by default. If you have some links already created they stay as they are; the setting change is not retroactive! So if you have some link (doesn't matter what type) once you click "Copy link", the link's gonna be just copied as is. To be certain new link will be created for particular file (link of type you have selected), make sure there is no any existing link and remove/revoke it if any (as seems to be). 🙋
Hope this helps.
Sorry if I wasn't clear. After I changed the Sharing option to "can view", I created a new folder in Dropbox. I then created a new .jpg file on my computer and copied it to the new dropbox folder. In this way, a new link was established using the new sharing option. I then did a copy of the new dropbox link for that new .jpg file. Unfortunately, the new link was still an "scl" type link and unusable for full screen posting in various forums.
I've also changed the default permission for newly created links to 'view', but they are still generated with scl. So no fix as of yet..
Hello:
I am a .Net developer, I am having an issue with image visualizations. When I upload an image and copy the link it is generated in a different way:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qeq1asd2k5nbvtt7v3j5h/p1.png?dl=0&rlkey=ytxdhetkb3yakyjnpxcasdhb5
Previously it was generated this way:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/aapv1qql3afl8aj/p1.png?dl=0
My problem is that when I wanted to visualize the images in my web, I only replaced www. by dl. With the new links I can't do that anymore because it tells me that the url doesn't exist. Could you help me
